Speakers on racism, media and injustice, followed by creative workshops, a film and a spoken word night. Saturday 29 October 2011, 10.30am-9.30pm The Carriageworks 3 Millennium Square, Leeds LS2 3AD Morning session: Dr Carl Hylton – Leeds Bi-Centenary Transformation Project Dr Stuart Hodkinson – University of Leeds Young people – Leeds Young Authors and Shake
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Immigration, racism and the law
A public lecture, as part of Black History Month 2011, on 50 years of the Commonwealth Immigrants’ Act. Friday 28 October 2011, 6.30-8pm Garden Court Chambers, 57-60 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ Speaker: Dr Iyiola Solanke – University of Leeds Related links Migrants’ Rights Network
Annual march against custody deaths
This weekend families from across the UK will match on Downing Street to protest at the increasing numbers of deaths in custody. The annual march is organised by the United Families & Friends Campaign, which is coalition that campaigns for those that have died in the custody of the police and prison service and secure
Public meeting on black deaths in custody
A public meeting on black deaths in custody. Wednesday 26 October 2011, 6.30-9pm The Quad London School of Economics Student Union, London WC2A 2AE Speakers include: Matilda MacAttram – director of Black Mental Health UK Helen Shaw – co-director, INQUEST Samantha Rigg-David – Sean Rigg Justice and Change Campaign Marcia Rigg – Sean Rigg Justice
Dialogue for destitution
An event to create home-grown solutions to the destitution of asylum seekers. Saturday 22 October 2011, 1-11pm Pearce Institute, Govan Road, Govan, Glasgow G51 3UU The event includes: Arts workshops Information stalls Food Film screenings Musical entertainment Related links Pearce Institute
Project81: remembering the Moss Side disturbances
An exhibition to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Moss Side disturbances. 17 October – 4 November 2011 Samuel Alexander Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL Related links Remembering the Moss Side disturbances
Broadwater Farm: The Story of a Community 1967-2010
The opening of the Broadwater Farm exhibition and a discussion about the history of the estate and how ‘grassroots’ activity brought about positive transformation. Thursday 20 October 2011, 7.30pm Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship Lane, London N17 8NU In conversation: Clasford Stirling David Lammy MP Related links Download a press release (pdf file, 344kb) Read a
Jimmy Mubenga remembered
Last week, over fifty campaigners joined the family and friends of Jimmy Mubenga in a vigil on the first anniversary of his death. Jimmy died on 12 October 2010, after being restrained by private security guards from the company G4S on a BA flight at Heathrow airport during a deportation attempt to Angola. Jimmy’s wife,
Malcolm X: Visits Abroad
A public lecture on Malcolm X’s visits abroad and his role in the Civil Rights Movement. Thursday 20 October 2011, 6.30-8.30pm University Place, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL Speaker: Marika Sherwood – author and historian Places are limited. To attend this lecture RSVP to: rrarchive@manchester.ac.uk or phone 0161 275 2920. Related links Ahmed Iqbal
Supreme Court dashes marriage rule
The Supreme Court has condemned the raising of the minimum age of entry for spouses and partners to 21 as a ‘sledgehammer’. The Home Office protested that the sole purpose of the November 2008 changes – which raised the minimum age of entry to join spouses and partners settled in the UK from 18 to